bea's orange sponge cake
My son would request this cake for his birthday when he was living at home. We have always loved anything orange so when I ran across this recipe years ago I decided to give it a try. Well, it was a keeper and became one of my son's favorite cakes.
prep time
cook time
1 Hr 10 Min
method
Bake
yield
Ingredients
- 5 - egg yolks, reserve whites
- 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup fresh orange juice
- 1/2 cup tap water
- 2 cups self-rising flour* (see step 4)
- 2 tablespoons orange zest
- 5 - egg whites, beaten stiff but not dry
- GLAZE:
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons orange juice
How To Make bea's orange sponge cake
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Step 1Preheat oven to 350. CAKE: Beat egg yolks, sugar and orange juice for 10 minutes with electric mixer. Add water and beat for an additional 2 minutes. Add flour and beat for 1 minute or until thoroughly blended. Fold in orange zest and egg whites that have been beaten stiff but not dry. Bake in an ungreased tube pan at 350 for approximately 70 minutes or until cake tests done by using a cake tester or spaghetti noodle. Cool completely.
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Step 2GLAZE: Mix the powdered sugar and orange juice together until smooth. You may have to add more juice if glaze is too stiff or more powdered sugar if it's too runny. Glaze cooled cake. TIP: I usually punch holes in the top with a skewer so some of the glaze can seep down into the cake.
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Step 3NOTE: The recipe calls for an ungreased tube pan but I acutally spray mine & sprinkle a little sugar in the bottom. I'm just afraid to try my pan ungreased. You can probably spray with Baker's Joy.
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Step 4***SELF-RISING FLOUR SUBSTITUTE*** 2 cups all-purpose flour 2 tsp baking powder 2 tsp salt 1/2 tsp baking soda
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